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The military has been using musical instruments for strategic purposes ever since Joshua made those walls at Jericho come a-tumblin’ down.

The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that shaped our modern world. Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 130th installment in the series.

The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that shaped our modern world. Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 129th installment in the series.

The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that shaped our modern world. Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 128th installment in the series.

Days after Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated, the wheels of fate had already been set in motion by a handful of powerful men meeting behind closed doors in Vienna.

In his final days, Archduke Franz Ferdinand expressed forebodings about his journey to Bosnia to observe the empire’s annual military maneuvers.

Erik Sass has been covering the events of WWI exactly 100 years later. Here's a look back at how we got here.

New York Tribune via the Library of Congress

Two years after the sinking of the Titanic the world was gripped by news of yet another horrific maritime disaster—but developments behind the scenes foreshadowed something even worse.

We usually think of the American Revolutionary War as being fought strictly in North America, but naval battles were also fought in European waters.

We're covering the events that led to World War I exactly 100 years after they happened.

If you have a secret to keep, a good place to do so is in a safe inside another safe in the control room of a nuclear-class submarine far below the surface of the ocean.

We're covering the events that led to WWI exactly 100 years later.

To the Cliff's Edge

How Did Soldiers Communicate Before Radios and Walkie-Talkies?

Missed Signals

“A Leap In The Dark”

The Ultimatum Plan

Germany Gives Austria-Hungary a “Blank Check”

Austrians Decide on War With Serbia

How Archduke Ferdinand Spent His Final Days

14 Reasons WWI Happened (And Four Things That Could Have Stopped It)

Franz Ferdinand Wants Peace in the Balkans

Crisis In France Over Military Service Law

The Assassins Cross the Border

That Time America Attacked the British Isles

WWI Centennial: Irish Troubles

Moltke Calls for War Without Delay

Assassins Prepare Amid Rumors of Serbian Coup

French Finalize War Plan with Fatal Flaws

French Cheer British Royals on State Visit

Russia Pursues Naval Treaty with Britain

Tampico Incident Brings U.S., Mexico to Brink of War

Plotters Decide to Kill the Archduke

The Letters of Last Resort

A Spectacular Murder Rocks France

Mixed Messages from Italy